verb, technical
-
to join or fasten two or more materials together using a metal pin or bolt that is deformed at the end to create a permanent connection
brewpub
- hospoda s vlastním pivovarem, pivovarská restaurace
BrE
/'bru:pʌb/
AmE
/'bru:pʌb/
noun, American English
-
an establishment that combines a brewery with a pub or restaurant, where beer is brewed on-site and served to customers alongside a menu of food
arm-wrestling
- páka, přetlačování v páce, přetlačování paží
BrE
/'ɑ:mˌreslɪŋ/
AmE
/'ɑ:rmˌreslɪŋ/
noun
-
a competition where two opponents measure who is stronger by sitting down with one elbow on a table, forcing each other's arm down onto the table
forklift operator
- řidič vysokozdvižného vozíku
BrE
/'fɔ:klɪftˌɒpəreɪtə/
AmE
/'fɔ:rklɪftˌɑ:pəreɪt̬ər/
noun
-
a person whose job is to drive and control a special vehicle with a special device at the front that allows it to lift heavy objects
Purgatory
- očistec
BrE
/'pɜ:gətri/
AmE
/'pɜ:rgətɔ:ri/
noun
-
the place where, according to some religions, the spirit of a dead person is sent to suffer for their sins before they can go to heaven
dummy
- figurína, panák, krejčovská panna
BrE
/'dʌmi/
AmE
/'dʌmi/
noun
-
a large model of a person or a part of the body that is used to show clothes on in a shop or to make clothes
seal
- těsnění, těsnící spoj
BrE
/'si:l/
AmE
/'si:l/
noun
-
a strip or piece of material (usually rubber or plastic) that is put on something to prevent water, air or dirt to get in or out
toboggan
- sáňky, boby
BrE
/tə'bɒgən/
AmE
/tə'bɑ:gən/
noun
-
a long, wide piece of wood with a C-shaped front that is used for sliding on snowy slopes; any kind of wooden or plastic sledge
zinc
- zinek
BrE
/'zɪŋk/
AmE
/'zɪŋk/
noun
-
(the chemical element of atomic number 30) a bluish-white metal which is used in many kinds of alloys, for example brass, and in galvanizing iron
dock
- molo
BrE
/'dɒk/
AmE
/'dɑ:k/
noun, American English
-
a kind of wooden or metal structure that sticks out from the land over the sea, it is used by boats for loading and unloading goods
jetty
- molo, přístavní molo
BrE
/'dʒeti/
AmE
/'dʒet̬i/
noun
-
a kind of wooden or metal structure that sticks out from the land over the sea, it is used by boats for loading and unloading goods
cracker
- vánoční petarda, vánoční rachejtle
BrE
/'krækə/
AmE
/'krækər/
noun
-
(Christmas item) a cardboard tube with a paper crown in it, a little souvenir and a joke, it is opened by pulling the two ends apart
foreground
- popředí
BrE
/'fɔ:ˌgraʊnd/
AmE
/'fɔ:rˌgraʊnd/
noun
-
the part of a picture or the view that is in front of the things that you can see in the back and in the middle
magazine
- časopis
BrE
/ˌmægə'zi:n/
AmE
/'mægəzi:n/
noun
-
a periodical that comes out every week, every other week, or every month, etc., it is usually printed in colour and has many photos and pictures
grasshopper
- luční koník, kobylka, saranče
BrE
/'grɑ:shɒpə/
AmE
/'græshɑ:pər/
noun
-
an insect that lives in the grass, jumps very high and far and makes a sharp sound by rubbing its legs together, it is usually green